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A Comic Take On Classic Literature

Published on Thursday, February 10 2011 00:00

Many in the academic world believe Geoffrey Chaucer’s 14th century literary masterpiece, “Canterbury Tales,” to have revolutionized English literature. What do you get when a troupe of
irreverent high school drama students put their own “Monty Python-esque” spin on this classic? “The Canterbury Tale – Geoffrey Chaucer’s Flying Circus.” The thespians will be taking the ironic, satiric, and sometimes-bawdy tales by a group of traveling pilgrims, and giving them a more contemporary take.